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Nile bichir

Nile bichir
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Polypterus bichir bichir
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Chondrostei
Order: Polypteriformes
Family: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Species: P. bichir
Binomial name
Polypterus bichir
Lacépède, 1803
Subspecies
  • P. b. ornatus Arambourg 1948
  • P. b. bichir Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
  • P. b. lapradei (Steindachner 1869)
Synonyms
  • Polypterus niloticus Shaw 1804
  • Polypterus lapradei Steindachner 1869

Polypterus bichir, the Nile bichir, is a fish which lives in the Nile and some of its tributaries in Africa. It is a dark grayish color on the top, with a dark vertical marking and bands on the flank. This marking is more prominent on juveniles, and fades as the fish grows.



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